Genus Terrilactibacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Terrilactibacillus Prasirtsak et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Terrilactibacillus laevilacticus Prasirtsak et al. 2016.
Etymology: L. gen. n. terra, of the earth; L. n. lac, lactis, milk; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Terrilactibacillus, soil lactic acid rodlet.
Valid publication: PRASIRTSAK, B., THONGCHUL, N., TOLIENG, V. and TANASUPAWAT, S. 2016. Terrilactibacillus laevilacticus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1311-1316.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Terrilactibacillus laevilacticus Prasirtsak et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NK26-11=LMG 27803=TISTR 2241=PCU 335.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB841307.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. adj. laevus, left; N.L. adj. lacticus, referring to lactic acid; N.L. masc. adj. laevilacticus, referring to D-(−)-lactic acid, the only lactic acid produced by the strain.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: PRASIRTSAK, B., THONGCHUL, N., TOLIENG, V. and TANASUPAWAT, S. 2016. Terrilactibacillus laevilacticus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 1311-1316.
Original article in IJSEM Online